Great news for Smoke on the Mountain Competitors this year!!! Smoke on the Mountain has been selected to be one of the seven Memphis Barbecue Network qualifying contests for the World Food Championship being held in Las Vegas in November 2014! And the Grand Champion of the MBN event for 2014 will have a reserved spot to compete in The World Food Championship competition, which has a great PRIZE PURSE for $ 50,000. Good luck Competitors!!!

This year, we have collaborated with Horton's Supermarket and created a new awards category, The People's Choice Awards. On Saturday, July 19th, beginning at 12:00 PM, the general public will be able to sample Barbecue from all competitors. For a minimal donation, guests can vote for their favorite Barbecue. The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony.

The Virginia State BBQ Championship/Smoke on the Mountain has been voted by The Virginia Living Magazine as the best Food/Festival Events for 2014. Congratulations to the Twin County Regional Chamber of Commerce for this honor for Smoke on the Mountain.

Signed first edition poster from an original acrylic painting by Becky Webb Guynn will be for sale (see image at right). Available at the West Wind Winery tent, the gazebo (at Grayson and Main Streets) and City Gallery (Main Street.) Price is $20.

Smoke on the Mountain Barbecue Championship

Barbecue With Altitude!

The competition and festivities are sponsored and hosted by the Twin County Regional Chamber of Commerce and supported by the City of Galax, The Galax Smokehouse, the Memphis Barbecue Network and many more sponsors.

Professional barbecue teams from all over the country will come to Galax to compete for the coveted handmade banjo trophy — made as always by local artisan Tom Barr — and a chance to earn a spot for their team in the 2014 The Memphis Barbecue Network World Championship of barbecue in Tennessee.

Winners from Galax are both state champions and qualified for the world title.

Runners-up get fiddle trophies. The instruments reflect that city’s long heritage of traditional music.

Twin County Regional Chamber of Commerce | 405 North Main Street, Galax, VA 24333, US